Practice for PET (Reading)-Matching Exercise

A. EHobbies

This site is for people with a strong interest in model trains, rockets, radio-controlled cars, and so on. You will be able to find articles tips and shopping information.


B. Britannica.com

This online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica is a remarkable research tool. It contains information on just about every subject and links to magazines and websites.

C. Quicken.com

Investing, mortgage, insurance, taxes, banking and retirement: you'll find services related to all these financial areas at this site.


D. TheStreet.com

TheStreet.com has the best online financial journalism around. You will have to pay to use this site, but you'll get some great stories about the business world.

E. Internet Movie Database

You can use the IMDB site to find information on more than 216,000 movies. You can also find movie times, reviews and movie stories.


F. Real.com Guide

This site lets you locate all the best audio and video files on the Web. You can also find links to radio stations broadcasting through the Internet.

G. CBS Sportsline

CBS Sportsline provides detailed statistics on many sports, as well as visually attractive live broadcasts of American sports, such as baseball and basketball.


H. Service911.com

This new site wants to help you solve your computing problems. You can e-mail or chat over the computer with real experts.



The people below all want to find different types of information on the Internet.

The texts above show descriptions of eight Websites.

Decide which Website (A-H) would be most suitable for each person (1-5).

1. Moza enjoys listening to music while she is browsing the Web. However, she is not sure how to find the type of music she likes on the Internet.
2. Tom is always having some sort of problem with his computer. He'd love to be able to get help quickly, easily and cheaply.
3. Abdulla is looking for information about how he can best manage his money. He wants to examine a number of financial possibilities.
4. Mariam is trying to find many different types of information to help her with her various assignments at high school.
5. John loves collecting toy-racing cars and is always looking for information and news about the latest model products, and related events